I just started swimming. Not very good at it. Well, I swam in the Navy, but not freestyle. . I'm a disabled vet and swimming seems to be a great exercise without the pain of other exercises.
I am not so good at the breathing part when doing freestyle. I watched videos, and have been practicing. Some days I seem to breath just fine. While other days, like today, I think I swallowed more water than I swam in.
Should I invest in a center mount snorkel to help me while I concentrate on form, or will this be more of a distraction? Would I benefit from it?
Ultimately I would like to master my breathing technique, but I don't want to get discouraged and stop swimming all together.
Thanks
Chris
breathing may be a pain but you must learn it to get better. Try this for starters- hold the side of the pool with both hands and put your face in the water, blow air out of your nose till you need a breath, then turn your face/head to the side that you feel is most comfortable to pull in another breath with your mouth. Do this about 30 - 50 times in a slow rhythm to get control of breathing. This will help yo when you try it in the full swimming mode. Let us know how you are doing. Thanks for you service to all of us!
breathing may be a pain but you must learn it to get better. Try this for starters- hold the side of the pool with both hands and put your face in the water, blow air out of your nose till you need a breath, then turn your face/head to the side that you feel is most comfortable to pull in another breath with your mouth. Do this about 30 - 50 times in a slow rhythm to get control of breathing. This will help yo when you try it in the full swimming mode. Let us know how you are doing. Thanks for you service to all of us!
